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February 2023 ||Spoken Word UK
Welcome to my February events round-up!
Here are 170+ events taking place in the shortest month of the year!
2023 is going to be a great year for Spoken Word!
If you are based in Scotland then why not get involved in the Loud Poets Slam Series?
Regional heats with prizes, and a Grand Final with the Edinburgh International Book Festival and a £3000 prize!
Send me any events I missed through bex@iamloud.co!
Keep Loud!
Bex
Scotland
Aberdeen
8th February: Speakin' Weird
12th February: Like a Blot from the Blue with special guest Nabeela Ahmed
Balloch
Banchory
16th February: Expressive NorthEast - Banchory
Dumfries
1st February: WRITE! At the Stove Network
Dundee
15th February: Hotchpotch: February 2023
East Kilbride
24th February: Spam Valley
Edinburgh
1st February: Sad Song Club Open Mic
3rd February: Open Stage
3rd February: Purely Poetry Open Mic
8th February: Rock The Boat Open Mic
10th February: Loud Poets || February Showcase ||
15th February: Sad Song Club Open Mic
18th February: An Evening of Poetry @ Kafe Kweer
19th February: Open Mic Reboot VI
19th February: Spam Valley
19th February: Lost in Leith Presents: Spoken Word & Music
26th February: Bear With Me: A Polar Bear in Scotland
27th February: Loud Poets Open Mic at the Kilderkin
Falkirk
23rd February: Words, Spoken at OWIF 2023
Glasgow
1st February: Tasseomancy: Spoken Word XXII
6th February: Words and Music at Milk
7th February: Poetry @ Inn Deep
7th February: Play My Game Book Launch
14th February: Poetry @ Inn Deep
20th February: Curlers Cosy Corner Open Mic!
21st February: Poetry @ Inn Deep
22nd February: Spam Valley
27th February: Last Monday at the Bungo
28th February: Poetry @ Inn Deep
Inverclyde
11th February: Loud Poets: Poetry Slam West Heat
25th February: WORD @ The Warehouse
Paisley
16th February: Paisley Book Festival
17th February: The Anxiety Cabaret @ The Pailsey Book Festival
Pitlochry
9th February: Winter Words Festival
Stirling
England
Barnet
Bedford
5th February: Words Unheard Live
Bilston
9th February: An Evening with Brian Bilston
Birmingham
8th February: The Poetry Hotel - a Birmingham-based poetry and spoken word event
12th February: VERVE Open Door - an open mic poetry event for all...
15th February: Verve Poetry Festival
27th February: There's Nothing Funny About Comic Poetry
Bradford
2nd February: Poetry Showcase
Brighton
Bristol
19th February: Poetry At Coffee 1
24th February: Tongue Fu (Raise the Bar x Boat Poets)
Brunton
Cambridge
17th February: Rob Auton - The Crowd Show
Canterbury
27th February: Utterance - Poetry Slam & Showcase
Chichester
Chorley
23rd February: Rob Auton - The Crowd Show
Colchester
12th February: Poetry with Mary-Ann Ambrose
Coventry
27th February: WordPlay Poetry Nights 2023
Dagenham
9th February: Pen to Print: LGBTQ+ Queer Power - Voice it Louder
Derby
5th February: An Evening with I Put The T In Poetry + Special Guests
24th February: Word Wise #63 Elizabeth McGeown and Alan Buckley
Exeter
2nd Feb: Time to Talk Spoken Word Poetry Workshop 3
3rd Feb: Hollie McNish (Mothers on the Mic)
8th Feb: Healing Words - Poetry Writing Workshop with Clare Shaw
11th Feb: Rob Auton - The Crowd Show
24th Feb: Worst Poet Wins
Hexham
18th Feb: Words on the Wall 7
Hinckley
22nd Feb: AccessAbility Arts presents Spoken Word
Huntington
9th Feb: Open Mic Poetry Event - All welcome
Lancaster
10th Feb: Poetry Reading from Mike Barlow
Leamington Spa
1st Feb: Poetry Writing Workshop
22nd Feb: Poetry Writing Workshop
Leeds
1st Feb: 23 Poems That Changed The World
2nd Feb: The Poetry Machine: free poems created in conversation with you!
9th Feb: Harry Baker: Unashamed - LEEDS
15th Feb: 23 Poems That Changed The World
25th Feb: Rob Auton - The Crowd Show
25th Feb: Leeds Lit Festival
27th Feb: Leeds Poetry Festival Presents Verse After Dark
28th Feb: Nymphs & Thugs Presents Livewire
28th Feb: LIVEwire @ Leeds Lit Fest 2023
Leicester
2nd Feb: WORD! with Helen Seymour and Matt Gopsill
19th Feb: Rob Auton - The Crowd Show
London
1st Feb: The Poetry Lounge - February
2nd Feb: Balham Library Poetry Slam
2nd Feb: Lyrical Sounds
3rd Feb: On Practicing Joy - Poetry in the Everyday with Jemilea Wisdom-Baako
3rd Feb: Words @ The Woodfield - Music & Poetry Open Mic
3rd Feb: Human Voices - Bringing Poetry to Life
4th Feb: Queer Poetry Circle
4th Feb: People with Voices' Poetry Workshop
5th Feb: Word Space - Poetry open mic, writing workshop, words-based chill
5th Feb: Yvonne Murray - Poetry Book debut
6th Feb: Live Nights with Unheard
9th Feb: Poets Palace - Music Edition #2 -A night of spoken word poetry
9th Feb: Poetry & Music Evening
9th Feb: Poets & Monologues - OPEN MIC UK 2023
9th Feb: Free Mind - Spoken Word
10th Feb: On Practicing Joy - Poetry in the Everyday with Jemilea Wisdom-Baako
12th Feb: Afternoon Poems: Romantic Love
13th Feb: Grumble & Grunt Open Mic
13th Feb: Mind Over Matter: Brixton [CRiBA, Princess Latifah + Open Mic]
14th Feb: Poetry Evening
14th Feb: BYOB Poetry South 19 ft. Bethany Down! + open mic (Spoken Word)
14th Feb: Transcendence Faith-Inspired Spoken Word Poetry Night
15th Feb: Poetry & Spoken Word Open Mic
16th Feb: Says Events
16th Feb: Open-mic poetry night in the heart of Kingston, where you can feel at home.
16th Feb: Forest Poets presents: Poems Not Bombs
18th Feb: Spoken Word Poetry Open Mic
18th Feb: Side by Side with Words
19th Feb: Word Space - Poetry open mic, writing workshop, words-based chill
19th Feb: ATL's Word on the Street - A night of poetry & music
20h Feb: Scarlett Sabet Curates: Poetry at The Social
22nd Feb: Page 65: An open mic poetry night with Bui
22nd Feb: Poetry LGBT Open Mic at London Met Uni - LGBTQ+ History Month Special
23rd Feb: Open Mic: Queer Icons
23rd Feb: Out-Spoken: February
24th Feb: Queens of Poetry & Guests Part 3
24th Feb: Picture This! Open Mic Poetry Evening
26th Feb: Poetry Magazine Launch (Words & Space)
Manchester
Newcastle UponTyne
Norwich
Nottingham
2nd Feb: Live from the poets corner at the playwright
15th Feb: SMUT! The Verbal Burlesque
Oxford
11th Feb: The Poetry Door: "Love Poems"
13th Feb: Getting Started with Poetry
Portsmouth
Reading
Redditch
1st Feb: Speak Your Mind Poetry Night
Seaford
18th Feb: Open Mic Poetry Evening
Sheffield
4th Feb: Sharing Poetry about The 1920s
7th Feb: Sounds About Write with guest Holly Williams
10th Feb: Poetry and Philosophy
15th Feb: Michael Pedersen (intro-Hollie MacNish) & goodnighttheskye
20th Feb: Tea and words: What better way to start the week.
26th Feb: Rob Auton - The Crowd Show
Shrewsbury
2nd Feb: Shrewsbury Poetry UnderCover
Southampton
Telford
22nd Feb: Through the Lens LGBTQ+ Poetry Workshop
Trowbridge
Warwick
23rd Feb: Temperance student poetry slam
Wellington
14th Feb: Wellington Poetry Group
Wolverhampton
4th Feb: Black History Poetry Competition Winners Event
4th Feb: Stars of the Slam
4th Feb: From the Sticks
4th Feb: Poetry for Protest
Wycombe
10th Feb: Rob Auton - The Crowd Show
Elsewhere
Belfast
Cardiff
8th Feb: Lewis Buxton: Boy Poems
Dublin
10th Feb: In-Person Event | Time to Rhyme
16th Feb: Poetry & Beat
19th Feb: Signs of Spring Poetry and Music Walk
Jersey
22nd Feb: Ekphrastic Poetry
Online
2nd Feb: Lime Square Poets Featuring: Daragh Fleming
5th Feb: Like a Blot from the Blue February Frolics
8th Feb: Loud Poets Writing Club
9th Feb: Loving and Loathing the Lyric Way – an anti-valentine's day workshop
15th Feb: Jessica Mookherjee and Open Mic
19th Feb: Women Poets' Online Open Mic & Gathering